Fight in China ties Chiang Kai Shek to Chang Hsue Liang
A chaotic editorial from The Nation debates whether Chiang Kai Shek remains the dominant Chinese leader or if Chang Hsue Liang could challenge him. It weighs motives, alliances, and risks of civil conflict while noting Western ignorance and the fragile balance in East Asia.
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Chiang Kai Shek
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Chang Hsue Liang
Nanking
Estern
Asie
Friends of China
Thue
Chiang
Ye Nation
Chan
Chang
Jhe
Comenius Nists
Japan
Chuma
Marti
Amicus
Persecuted Christians Fund Drives to Aid German Refugees
The American Committee to Aid German Refugees solicits funds to transport about 2000 German families to South America amid Nazi persecution. The piece argues the crackdown targets religious education and Christian practice, portraying a broader war against Christianity and urging support for displaced German Christians.
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South America
Germany
New York
Vitamin temperance warning from UC medical school
The Medical School of the University of California and the Public Health Department of San Francisco issued separate warnings to the public about overdoing vitamin intake and use of indoor sunlamps. Officials urged caution to avoid health risks from excessive consumption and exposure.
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Medical School
The
University of California
San Francisco
New Paris bridal veils pair with Morocco crepe gowns
Paris fashion notes a shift to severe simple lines in wedding wear. Brides favor morocain crepe gowns with high necks and fitted bodices, a wide bias-cut skirt, and long trains. Veils match the gowns, often crepe and worn to reveal the hairline, with cape-like veiling extending over the train.
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Paris
See and Know Pennsylvania: Spring Church and Conrad Weiser
A fragment notes a Spring Church spring on Route 58 in Armstrong County. It mentions Conrad Weiser and travelers camping there in August 1798, with uncertain wording and abbreviations.
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Conrad Weiser
Spring Turn
Armstrong County
Apolio
Route
Aucust
Hollywood Stars Joan Crawford Clark Gable Friendship Deepens
Franchot Tone won Crawford as a star and married her, but Clark Gable and Joan Crawford maintain a deep, sibling like friendship. Director S. L. Van Dyke cites shared upbringing and similar natures as grounds for their enduring rapport and on screen chemistry.
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Franchot Tone
Clark Gable
Joan Crawford
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Joan
Franchiot
van Dyke
Joan and Clark
Hay
Joan Jean
Glark
Water supply landmarks and a historical treaty reference
The passage notes spring water for farmers along the Apollo to Thollena route near Ten Mile Lick and Round Hole. It mentions Conrail Weiser traveling from his Berks County homestead to Logtown for a treaty with Indians and cites War as not a divine plan, per Secretary Hull.
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Apollo
Thollena
Conrail Weiser
City Commission action on Corry Electric service noted
Twenty years ago item reports the City Commission giving ten days to contest protection of electric service by the Corry Electric Light Company. The column also mentions local social notes including Aly and Mrs Bilton Simmons anniversary gathering and gatherings hosted by Miss Vellah Morgan for Virginia Waggoner during the holiday period.
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Corry Electric Light Company
Aly
Bilton Simmons
Vellah Morgan
Virginia Waggoner
Victoria Falls and Niagara Falls Size Comparison
Victoria Falls is smaller than Niagara Falls in height and width. The two falls differ in scale and spectacular flow, with Niagara notably broader and taller, guiding visitors to distinct viewing experiences.
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Victoria Falls
Niagara Falls
James Smithson
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Congress
Battle over a Department of Public Welfare in Washington
Washington column analyzes the 1940s power struggle among Harry Hopkins Harold Ickes and Frances Perkins over creating a Department of Public Welfare to consolidate federal welfare efforts. It argues Hopkins would lead a large administrative program while Ickes would balance principles with practicality and Perkins seeks a dignified exit.
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Jay Franklin
Washington
Dec
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Ang
Harry Hopkins
Harold Li Iotes
Frances Perkins
Nice
Department of Public Welfare
Consumers Boards
Bureau of Haucation
Women's Bureau
Public Health
Mies Penkins
Secretary of Labor
Henry Wallace
Miss Penkins
Labor Department
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Hopkins
Harry
WPA
Tekes
Goar
Wallies
Politcal Party
Btsr
Ickes
Colon
Miss Perkins
Roosevelts
Gru Cates
Register
Tribune Syndicate
Pennsylvania Aims to Build 925000 New Dwellings and Modernize Homes
A Pennsylvania study projects a need for at least 925000 new dwellings with four rooms to alleviate crowding and dilapidated housing. It argues for 10000 additional units for unions and 9000 more immediately, plus 85000 new homes annually to replace worn or obsolete houses and meet changing population needs, while noting high costs tied to land, promotion, and construction.
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Pennsylvania
Benin
Unis Group
Neve
Fies
Early Ohio Maple Sugar Yields in Pioneer Times
In Ohio in the early days maple sugar regions yielded from 1800 to 2300 pounds per season with three to four hundred pounds deemed a small amount. The passage notes the scale of production and the effort of early sugarmakers.
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Ohio
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